StaticNoizer

StaticNoizer is a simple white noise, and by extension, ambient noise generator. Included are a variety of sounds, such as brown noise, filtered white noise, ocean/river sounds, etc. All made using Godot with no bloat, micro-transactions, or anything.

But why did I make this, you might ask?

The reason this exists is because I have autism & auditory sensory issues, and at the same time, I am currently living somewhere with god awful acoustics. I keep on hearing noises that annoy the hell out of me, like dogs, birds, etc, and it's gotten so painful for my mind that I wanted to figure out a way to relax and do things without feeling stressed. I don't find relaxed music to work as much as it used to, since I want something that can generate a wall of sound rather than something that's quiet and mellow. Also loud music like metal, EDM, or any other loud & fast genre can't work because it can cause major ear damage since it's utilizing melodies, which involve specific frequencies, which can result in hearing loss.

My solution to all this? Static, as in white noise, however I don't use plain white noise, as it's extremely loud and can cause hearing damage. The real solution is filtered white noise, or brown noise. Now there are white/brown noise generator apps out there, but none are simple or non-bloaty as mine. Most apps I find are mostly exclusive to the Microsoft Store, and most of them are just crummy YouTube videos that have a fade out for no reason, combined with micro-transactions. That won't cut it, so I needed to make my own.

After all that, I made the first iteration of StaticNoizer, known as WhiteNoizer, which was a simple batch script that opens Windows Media Player, and plays a 30min loop of brown noise, in which the crap quality MP3 I made of it takes up 200MB because of it's length. Knowing this, and because it's pretty jank to use Windows Media Player for stuff like this, I decided to code up a superior version in Godot. I was originally wanting to make this in Clickteam Fusion instead, but considering I'm on a Godot roll, and I've seen applications be made with Godot, this will do.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

On GitHub, StaticNoizer is free, the purpose of the itch.io page is for people who want to get StaticNoizer but also donate to me at the same time. If you want to get StaticNoizer for free, and/or compile the source code, CLICK HERE.

Credits:

stixc - Everything
Freesound Audio Credits:
reklamacja - Ocean Sound Loop
HerbertBoland - River Sound Loop
percydood - Heavy Rain Sound Loop
RugetMuller - Air Conditioner Loop
drumuse - Box Fan Loop
cyberthilop - Night Crickets Loop
scratchikken - Underwater Loop